'Gasland' documentary shown at the Union Pubic Library

“Gasland,” a film by Josh Fox will be shown at the Union Public Library on Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at 7 PM. Admission to the screening is free.

The largest domestic natural gas drilling boom in history has swept across the United States. The Halliburton-developed drilling technology of “fracking” or hydraulic fracturing has unlocked a “Saudia Arabia of natural gas” just beneath us. But is fracking safe? When filmmaker Josh Fox is asked to lease his land for drilling, he embarks on a cross-county odyssey uncovering a trail of secrets, lies and contamination. A recently drilled nearby Pennsylvania town reports that residents are able to light their drinking water on fire. This is just one of the many absurd and astonishing revelations of a new country called GASLAND. Part verité travelogue, part exposé, part mystery, part bluegrass banjo meltdown, part showdown.
The Union Public Library is located at 1980 Morris Avenue in Union, NJ. For
further information, please call the reference department at (908) 851-5452.